How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Sao Tome and Principe

0.1226

in 2023

Suriname

0.1227

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

76th

Suriname rank

75th

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1227 against 0.1226 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 75th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4368	0.237	0.1998	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.322	0.201	0.121	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.2344	0.1846	0.0498	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.2269	0.1712	0.0557	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.2114	0.1546	0.0568	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.1852	0.1396	0.0456	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.1509	0.1294	0.0215	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.127	0.13	0.0029	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.1227 against 0.1226 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 0.0001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 76th and Suriname ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.